&NewLine;Up front&comma; a deep lip spoiler complements a redesigned front bumper that does away with the two outboard air intakes and opens up the center one&period;
According to a Subaru designer&comma; it improves the cooling and aerodynamics&period; Having the blocked-off intakes on each side with STI logos is also a nice throwback to old
Impreza STI models that often had blank panels with the logo over the foglight openings&period; Around the side are side skirts&comma; and at the back are small extensions to the same diffuser from the earlier Viziv concept&period; And of course&comma; there's a massive wing at the back&period;

&NewLine;What's interesting is how much of the normal Viziv remains under the STI logos&comma; decals and wings&period; The fenders look nearly untouched&comma; and the hood scoop is the same size and shape as the standard concept&period; Even the exhaust&comma; taillights and headlights are all the same&period; Then again&comma; between
the production WRX and
WRX STI&comma; the only real visible differences are the rear wing&comma; wheels and front spoiler&period; And&comma; if the Viziv Performance concepts preview future
WRX and STI models&comma; following that model makes sense&period;

&NewLine;Of course the big differences between WRX and STI models are under the skin&period; Unfortunately&comma; Subaru doesn't reveal a thing about what hypothetical powertrain is under this STI&period; Maybe we shouldn't be so surprised though&comma; since the company didn't say anything about the regular one either&period; Only the use of a flat-four and all-wheel drive are certain&period; For that matter&comma; even the styling isn't truly certain&period; While we can hope that the next
WRX and WRX STI have the muscular look of these concepts&comma;
we have reason to be skeptical&period; But instead of getting cynical and sad&comma; let's just enjoy this for what it is&colon; a cool STI concept&period;